Helsinki Agreement On Human Rights

22. September 2021

In exercising their sovereign rights, including the right to determine their laws and regulations, they will meet their legal obligations under international law; in addition, they shall give due consideration to and implement the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. recommends that the arbitration provisions provide for arbitration procedure following an arbitration procedure acceptable to both parties and allow arbitration procedure in a third country, taking into account existing intergovernmental and other agreements in this field. The Helsinki process, including the review meetings, has led to enhanced cooperation between Eastern and Western Europe. Representatives of non-aligned countries have acted as mediators and have helped mediate transactions between members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact. The Vienn Review Meeting introduced the recognition of emigration rights and religious freedom, which helped open relations between Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, the Vienna meetings launched a new series of CSCE conferences on the human dimension, which took place and contributed to major political and social changes in Europe. .